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Wheat rust early warning works for Ethiopian farmers

In Ethiopia, almost 5 million smallholder farmers grow wheat and struggle with virulent, rapidly-evolving strains of stem and yellow rust. Working with national and international partners in Ethiopia and funded by bilateral donors, WHEAT scientists collaborated to fight rust through surveillance, ad...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Wheat
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2021
Subjects:
farmers
wheat
modelling
scientists
strains
surveillance
smallholder farmers
system
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121831
Summary:In Ethiopia, almost 5 million smallholder farmers grow wheat and struggle with virulent, rapidly-evolving strains of stem and yellow rust. Working with national and international partners in Ethiopia and funded by bilateral donors, WHEAT scientists collaborated to fight rust through surveillance, advanced epidemiological modelling and an alert system for farmers.

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